Reactions to Iraq Benchmark Report

Updated July 13, 2007 12:01 a.m. ET

Those who believe that the battle in Iraq is lost will likely point to the unsatisfactory performance on some of the political benchmarks. Those of us who believe the battle in Iraq can and must be won see the satisfactory performance on several of the security benchmarks as a cause for optimism. -- President Bush

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The administration will say that things have been achieved and more will be achieved while others...